Quick & Easy Banana Bread: The No-Mess, No-Fuss Recipe You Need

If you’re looking at those bananas sitting on your kitchen counter and you keep postponing eating them, I know how you feel. They’re too ripe now and you don’t want to eat them, neither do you want to waste them.

Guess what? You don’t have to.

Turn your bananas into the most delicious, foolproof treat that your family would love. This Quick & Easy Banana Bread: The No-Mess, No-Fuss Recipe your Need comes together in own bowl with simple ingredients.

Banana Bread is the easiest, quickest, simplest way to transform those super-ripe bananas into a delicious treat. This Bread is Bananas, I tell you (drum quick)!

Soft, moist banana bread sliced and ready to enjoy!

Why you need to use this recipe

If you look for a recipe for banana bread, you are going to find hundreds of them. It is quite a popular treat. However, you never know how it is gonna turn out and I offer you a foolproof recipe to brighten up your day. My recipe is pretty straightforward and yet the result is epic. This banana bread is moist, tasty, not overly sweet, just perfect! Also, it has such a distinctive banana taste, it almost reminds me of banana pudding (that’s what the kids say). 

One Bowl Recipe

Don’t you just love it when the recipe doesn’t require dishes? I know I do! I don’t even use a whisk for this recipe, can you believe it? The same fork that I used to smash the bananas is the same one I used to mix up the whole batter. Sign me up for that!

Mixing mashed bananas with brown sugar, oil, and egg.

Stirring in milk and vanilla for a rich, moist banana bread.

Adding flour to the banana bread batter for the perfect texture.

Simple ingredients you most likely have at home

I bet you have all these ingredients at home because ain’t nothing fancy required to bake this delicious bread. No butter, sour cream or even baking powder. Flour, sugar, egg (just one), milk, oil, baking soda and bananas. You could add Vanilla and Cinnamon if you wish to enhance the flavor of the bread but the bananas are already more than enough!

Easy Recipe to Follow Through

I’m telling you, it’s so easy, you’re gonna rejoice! First, you’re going to smash those bananas, ideally three. If you only have two that’s okay too. Just make sure the bananas are really ripped. Once you smashed those bananas, then you add sugar, one egg, oil, milk and vanilla extract. Mix everything until it’s well incorporated then add the flour, salt and baking soda through a fine-mesh strainer.. Finish your batter with a good mix and pour it in a greased loaf pan. Pop it in the preheated 325 oven for 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Fresh from the oven—perfectly baked banana bread!

Tips on how to make the BEST Banana Bread

Use very ripe bananas. Bananas have to be ripe because that’s when they are the sweetest and creamiest, perfect for the bread. You know they are ripe when they are brown and soft to the touch. If you don’t have ripe bananas on hand, don’t worry. Simply place the bananas on baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake them in a preheated 300° oven until they turn black. This should take between 10 to 30 minutes depending on your bananas. 

Use room temperature ingredients. Using room temperature eggs and milk helps your batter mix evenly resulting in a better overall soft texture to your banana bread. 

Always check your bread with a toothpick. Adjust the time according to your oven. Insert a toothpick in the middle of the bread to make sure it’s throughly baked. This avoid under or over baking.

Simple tweaks can make a difference. You can use regular sugar, skip the vanilla extract, use vegetable oil and you will still have a delicious loaf. However, you can elevate your loaf by using brown sugar, a drop of vanilla extract and even using coconut oil or butter.

A delicious slice of banana bread served with fresh fruit.

I hope you enjoyed this recipe. I always come back to this recipe whenever I have bananas sitting on my counter. Let me know how you liked it!